Yesterday I testified before a joint House/Senate Science & Technology committee of the Georgia General Assembly. SB 59 would make it illegal for a social networking site like MySpace to give minor children access without permission from a parent. It would also give parents surreptitious access to their children’s pages.
My testimony mirrors that of Adam’s recent post detailing how industry is responding to online safety concerns. Parents and children both need to use existing resources and tools and educate themselves about online safety.
We don’t need to government to enact “regulation 2.0” to keep up with web 2.0. There are serious authentication and privacy issues implicated by the Georgia bill. We can stay safe online without new legislation.
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